Sister Sughroue : Week #4 - July 21st, 2017

Class all day long!

KIA ORA!! I leave Monday for new zealand!! so this is my last email till I get there! I'm so stoked!! Okay so this week has been so fun! I said bye to a lot of my poly friends that left Monday and bye to Sister Banner who left for Oregon, I'm gonna miss her, she was the best! But I got the sweetest new companion from Hong Kong! she is going to the Oakland Visitor Centre! So visitor centre training is actually the best! We had a person come down from Salt Lake and talk to us, he said "many are called, but few are chosen" this was really cool to hear! We gave tours of the new buildings and something I learned beforehand is that the money they used to build the new MTC was going to be used for a new temple but the First Presidency felt strongly that the new MTC was needed. Knowing this made me so grateful and blessed that I have been able to study in and give tours of these amazing buildings.. The buildings were designed with huge windows everywhere and murals of Christ and His disciples on the walls to really emphasize the LIGHT of Christ. We also did some online teaching and taught people over the phone, Matthew 28:19 is exactly what I'm doing, teaching people from all over the world. On our first day we chatted and talked with people from Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Canada, and the states it was really cool!!

Elder Packer
(my little brother I never had)

Temple walk!

Sister's in my District!

So Sunday we had a devotional from President and Sister Martino and they told us their conversion story which was really neat. Conversion is continuous and simply a change of heart, if we are continually changing our hearts to do good then we will become converted. And it is our testimonies that we will develop that will help us stay on the path of conversion. Tuesday night we had another devotional and the spirit was so strong! The couple that spoke has a granddaughter serving in New Zealand! Anyways he talked about how important temples are and right away I thought of my mission call and how lucky I am to be serving right next to a temple. Temples are truly the crowning ordinances of this gospel.

I honestly learned so much this week, so here's a few things; faith is action.. believing is just the beginning, only you will determine how much you learn and grow each week, and that He truly desires to help you. I want all of you to remember that Heavenly Father will always help you no matter what. I also

My district left on wednesday! </3

wanted to share that before coming here, I knew this is what I needed to do and I had reasons as to why I needed to come, but being here at the MTC especially in these past couple of days before I leave for New Zealand I have learned that the Lord has so many more reasons as to why I NEED to be on a mission, that I would have never thought of.. Never postpone a prompting, He knows you and exactly what you need. TRUST in His plan because I know with a surety that Heavenly Father puts people in our life and gives us different experiences for a very specific reason and purpose. I'm grateful for everyone I have met leading to this point in my life and the different experiences I have had. I also cant wait for the people im about to meet in New Zealand and the experiences im about to have. God is so good!

I LOVE YOU all and know that if you continue to live your life in harmony with the spirit and the Lord then He will bless you! Also thank you to mom and dad

Sister Leung from Hong Kong
My new companion!!

for the packages and for mom sending Sister Felix cookies, she ran up to me during dinner and said that she had never received a present before and that she is so grateful. And thank you to Mama Carp for the package it made my day and was exactly what I needed! also thanks for all of the emails from friends and family, I love reading them!! Also try to change yourprayers from asking to listening! much love!! WOOHOO I cant wait to be in NZ!

ps. I will send pictures later and am going to be a missionary on temple square tomorrow!! and possibly walk over to the temple around 3 on sunday. <3

pss. I also met a Tongan Elder Lutui who says he knows and is related to Sione! ill send a pic

XO sister sughroue